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BrokerTec And MTS To Develop Euro Repo Index Series

Date 20/08/2012

BrokerTec, ICAP’s global electronic fixed income trading platform and MTS, a leading fixed income trading venue in Europe, which is majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group, are launching a daily repo index series for the sovereign bond markets of the main eurozone countries. The series will include an index for each of the sovereign bond markets of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium and Finland and will be launched in Q4 2012.

Pfalzwerke AG Selects Trayport®’s GlobalVision Trading GatewaySM, Automated Trading Enginesm And Implied Price Calculatorsm Solutions To Optimise Trading

Date 20/08/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to  traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide today announced that Pfalzwerke AG are now using Trayport’s GlobalVison Trading Gateway, Automated Trading EngineSM (“AT”) and Implied Price CalculatorSM (“IPC”) solutions for energy trading.

CME Group Applies To Create An Exchange In The United Kingdom

Date 20/08/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today it is in the process of applying to the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority (FSA) to create aLondon-based derivatives exchange. Pending regulatory approval as a Recognized Investment Exchange, CME Europe Ltd will initially begin trading foreign exchange futures products and is expected to launch mid-2013.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Hontex’s Independent Shareholders Approve Share Repurchase Scheme

Date 20/08/2012

Independent shareholders of Hontex International Holdings Company Limited (Hontex) today overwhelmingly approved the share repurchase scheme at an extraordinary general meeting following Hontex’s admission that its IPO prospectus contained materially false and misleading information.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Approval Of Application To Withdraw Trading Qualifications: Instinet Japan Limited

Date 20/08/2012

OSE has approved the withdrawal of Trading Qualifications on August 20, 2012, as follows:

Withdrawal of Trading Qualifications:

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: SINO Real Estate Index Is Launched Today

Date 20/08/2012

Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. declared on August 20, 2012 to launch SINO Real Estate Index, which is designed to reflect the return of real estate stocks, providing investment targets in industry segments, propelling the development of index fund products. SINO Real Estate Index (Code: 399393, Abbreviation: SINO Real Estate) takes December 31, 2004 as base day, and 1000 points as base point. 

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Comments On Proposed CFTC Cross-Border Releases On Swap Regulations

Date 20/08/2012

The Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan sent a comment letter on August 13, 2012 to the CFTC regarding the proposed CFTC cross-border releases on swap regulations issued for public comment.

Three Thematic Indices: Shenzhen Stock Exchange SME Dividend Index And The other Two Indices Are Launched Today

Date 20/08/2012

In order to guide the listed companies to positively reward their shareholders, improve corporation management, exercise the social responsibility, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. jointly declared on August 20, 2012 to launch SZSE SME Dividend Index (Code: 399649, Abbreviation: SME Dividend), SZSE SME CORP Governance Index (Code: 399650, Abbreviation: SME CORP Governance) and SZSE SME CSR Index (Code: 399651, Abbreviation: SME CSR). All of three indices take June 30, 2009 as the base date, and 1000 points as base point. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Value 100 Index To Be Renamed

Date 20/08/2012

SSE and CSI together announced that the SSE Market Value 100 Index will be renamed as SSE Market Value Top 100 Index on Sep 4, 2012. The shortened name will be changed into Market Value Top 100. The index's Chinese full name as well as its Chinese shortened name will also be changed accordingly. The index methodology remains unchanged.

Osaka Securities Exchange SPAN Parameter Updated - Aug. 27, 2012 - Aug. 31, 2012

Date 20/08/2012

OSE has set up SPAN Parameter for calculating margin requirements as follows.

This SPAN Parameter is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis. OSE sets and publishes new Parameters on the first business day of each week, which are applicable from the first business day of the next week.